Acceptance to Summer Programs
All health and safety acceptance forms will be found in your family account upon receipt of your acceptance email. Forms must be completed by May 1. Your uploaded COVID-19 vaccination card is required.
Lab and shuttle fees should be paid AFTER acceptance and course assignment, not at application – early payment of lab fees will not aid in seat reservation. Acceptance forms must be completed no later than MAY 1st, or a $100 late fee for processing will be assessed. These forms will show in your account upon acceptance.
Welcome Emails
Welcome emails will be sent as classes fill beginning in late February. Please do not call CBK to check on course assignment status. This email will include class assignment and critical opening day information, maps, and directions. Roommate assignments will go out by email approximately one week prior to your arrival. Roommate requests are made on acceptance forms only.
Course Placement
Course choice equity is determined by time stamp for priority and time stamp will occur once the application is fully complete (application submitted, tuition deposit/application fee paid, both recommendation forms received). If a student’s first choice class is full, he or she will be put on the waiting list, and then assigned to the second choice or third choice. Waitlisted students sometimes get into their first choices. It is important that students list only those courses in which they would accept enrollment. If all class choices listed on the application are full, a phone call will be placed to the applicant to discuss options.
Expectations for Student Behavior
CBK deeply emphasizes socio-emotional growth and safety as part of all programs. We encourage our kids, just as we expect with our staff, to be ready for work in self-awareness, perseverance, understanding difference, and empathy as part of our experience in the CBK Family. We do hold a strict technology policy (including no cell phones) so that kids can focus on their work together and in their courses without distraction. For more information, please see:
Coire on What We Mean By "Family" at CBK
Program Daily Schedules
A CBK kid’s day is very full, as we have so much we want to share with you and there is so much for us to learn together. As much as we work hard, we play hard. Each program has a different level of class commitment and length of day as developmentally appropriate:
Morning wing time and breakfast 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Morning Instruction 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon Instruction 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Activities 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Down Time on Wings 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Dinner 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Evening Activities 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wing Meeting 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Quiet Time on Wings 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Lights Out 9:30 PM
Morning wing time and breakfast 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Morning Instruction 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon Instruction 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Activities 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Evening Instruction 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Dinner 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Evening Activities 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wing Meeting 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Night Activity 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Quiet Time on Wings 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lights Out 10:00 PM
Morning wing time and breakfast 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Morning Instruction 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon Instruction 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Activities 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Evening Instruction 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Dinner 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Down Time 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Evening Activities 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Wing Meeting 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Quiet Time on Wings 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Lights Out 10:30 PM
Health Insurance
Although we may be able to schedule a visit to a local health clinic for acute diagnoses, most injuries and illnesses require transport to the emergency room. Personal health insurance and COVID-19 vaccination are required for attendance at any program and the Medical Release Form in the acceptance packet mailing must be completed.
All medications, including all non-prescriptions such as pain relievers or vitamin supplements must be stored in the Residential Director’s office. The only exceptions to this policy will be for emergency life-saving medications such as epinephrine devices or insulin. CBK staff members will not administer medications (they will only be monitored), except in the event of a life-saving emergency. Transportation costs to clinics and/or hospitals are the responsibility of the family—CBK attempts to use the least expensive transportation mode when possible. Campus health service is not available. Mental health crises may require transportation to and evaluation by hospital staff at the discretion of CBK.
CBK and COVID-19
Please note that in-person summer programs did take place in 2020 and 2021 with extensive health and safety precautions and policies and were entirely healthy and successful. Full vaccination is required (including booster) for 2022 programs. For further information on how we are monitoring current pandemic considerations and restrictions, see: